I have a freshwater tank with heater. I have two Gouramis a tiger barb and a black skirt tetra in the tank. Can i put an apple snail in there without it getting nipped at?
2006-11-22 06:04:00 · 7 answers · asked by cyber_music 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
Tiger barbs are notorious for nipping at long slow moving fins of fish that live with them. Having only one barb is when they do it the most. If there are 6 or more, they usually expend all their energy within the group.
An apple snail has long feelers and a long air tube that it will extend to the surface to breathe. I have seen fish kill a snail by not letting it get to the surface to breathe. They keep nipping at it until it drops off the glass to the bottom. Then every time it tries to go to the surface, they do it again.
I think that you will have a problem if you try to add a large snail to that tank with a tiger barb in it. If you really want the snail, maybe you could get rid of the tiger barb by trading it back to the fish store....
Apple snails get quite large, hence the name. That's how big they get, the size of an apple. They are quite dirty too, leaving more waste than they clean up.
Good luck, whatever you decide.
2006-11-22 06:19:15 · answer #1 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the size of the fish in comparison to the snail gouramis, tetras, and barbs all enjoy a good snail snack when they can get it. Barbs are notorious for nipping anything they can get to fish, plants, decorations, snails, whatever. If the snail is big enough it can take care of itself though. Just beware if you have crabs they love snail. Keep the fish well fed and they will be less likely to pick on the snail.
2006-11-22 08:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see you later as you have heat temperature and filtration, (which you will ought to have for the betta besides) snails are passable. to characteristic plenty extra interest to a small tank, upload stay vegetation, (An Anubis is a high quality hardy option that would not want quite some comfortable) and a few shrimp. Bettas, via ways, deserve a minimum of a 5-gallon tank
2016-12-17 14:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive had a couple of snails and they both died pretty quick they tend to get eaten by my fish, hmm must be hungry.
2006-11-22 06:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That's why they have shells... Make sure to only get one. They repoduce very quickly and will take over your tank.
2006-11-22 08:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It won't hurt anything. They will nip at it if it's on the side out of couriosty more than anything. They will get bored with it. They can't hurt it becuase if it's shell.
2006-11-22 06:09:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes i think so my teacher did that
2006-11-22 06:06:24 · answer #7 · answered by girl z 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋